Where does “erlaz” come from?

erlaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic erōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

erlaz (Proto-Germanic): man, nobleman

Definitions

  1. man, nobleman

Ancestry of “erlaz”, step by step

erlaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic erōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicerōną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Proto-Indo-European h₃ér-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-to move, to stir

Words derived from “erlaz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erōną →